Johnny Leave Her
Leave Her Johnny
Sheet Music (and more information about this song)
I thought I heard the old man say,
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her
It's a long, hard pull to the next payday,
and it's time for us to leave her"
Chorus:
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow,
and it's time for us to leave her!
Oh, the winds were foul and the work was hard,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
From the Liverpool dock to the London yard
And it's time for us to leave her
Chorus
Oh, the skipper was bad, but the mate was worse
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
He'd blow you down with a spike and a curse
And it's time for us to leave her
Chorus
It was rotten meat and moldy bread
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
You'd eat it or you'd starve to death
And it's time for us to leave her
Chorus
Well it's time for us to say goodbye
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
For now those pumps are all pumped dry
And it's time for us to leave her
Chorus
Discography: Stan Rogers
The High Kings
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